Director For Affordable Housing Services

DIRECTOR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES

The Housing Services Administration (HSA) helps clients with histories of homelessness succeed in permanent housing by providing access to permanent housing with support services. HSA works closely with other divisions of HRA and with other governmental and non‑governmental service providers to create new programs and to integrate and refine existing services so that clients experiencing homelessness can move into safe, affordable housing that best supports their stability and integration in the community.

Under the general direction of the Deputy Commissioner for Housing Supply, the Director of Affordable Housing Services will manage a pipeline of AHS acquisition projects and future initiatives that require housing finance expertise. The Director will have experience in financing construction, repair, and rehabilitation of multiple dwelling projects, and will work with affordable housing developers, financial sector partners, and colleagues in the HRA Office of Housing Supply to identify and implement Affordable Housing Services projects, expanding housing opportunities for clients experiencing homelessness.

• Evaluate housing projects, budgets, and underwriting.
• Create new policies and tools related to the creation of affordable housing through Affordable Housing Services and other DSS/DHS/HRA programs.
• Facilitate projects from inception to budget negotiation, through contract registration.
• Define and negotiate business terms to advance HRA goals and policy objectives.
• Serve as a liaison to external partners, including for-profit and non-profit developers, banks, and other government agencies, to execute successful projects.
• Advise on best practices and policies for housing projects that come through Affordable Housing Services and other DSS/DHS/HRA housing programs.
• Support the issuance of Requests for Proposals (“RFPs”) by performing financial modeling of anticipated affordability scenarios.
• Take on special projects to support other time-sensitive HRA/DSS housing priorities as needed.

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full‑time, satisfactory professional experience in one or more of the following fields: program evaluation, public/business administration, public relations, labor relations, fiscal/financial administration, or a related field; with at least eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial, or executive experience.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above, with the required eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial, or executive experience.

• Proven independence, initiative, and ability to work independently and under deadlines; excellent verbal and written communication; strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and quantitative skills; advanced experience with complex Excel spreadsheets and presentation software; demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects; background in real estate finance and/or affordable housing development with program implementation experience; preference for candidates with experience working with government agencies and programs related to affordable housing development;
  
  master's degree in urban planning, real estate finance, real estate development, business administration, public administration, or related fields.

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